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Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA

ORCID: 0009-0009-1090-4373
Wikidata: Q139822307
NPI (CMS registry): 1467680660
Personal site: shariqrefai.com

Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Sports and Performance Psychiatry. MBA from Duke University. More on his role here is on the editorial team page and his author profile.

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